Kendrick Lamar Talks Vices, Voting, Dr. Dre and Lady Gaga

Despite ghost from Bad Boy’s past not giving his approval, Kendrick Lamar’s debut album is already critically acclaimed and projected to sell well over 200,000 copies in its first week. Needless to say, a star is born and the Compton-raised emcee is on a publicity blitz. In an interview with Hot 97’s Cipha Sounds, Rosenberg, and K. Foxx, Kendrick Lamar opens up about his about his debut good kid, m.A.A.d city, why Dr. Dre didn’t work on the project along with what happened to the much-touted track with Lady Gaga.